Need to replace evaporator core on 2007 camry : yes : i have

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need to replace evaporator core on 2007 camryJA: Are you hoping to fix this yourself? What have you tried so far?Customer: yesJA: Anything else you think the mechanic should know?Customer: i have removed the dashboardJA: How long has this been an issue? How many miles are on the car?Customer: but am having trouble removing the reinforcement bar so that i can pull the evap core freeJA: OK. Got it. I'm sending you to a secure page on JustAnswer so you can place the $5 fully-refundable deposit now. While you're filling out that form, I'll tell the Toyota Mechanic about your situation and then connect you two.

Will do. the entire procedure will be nice to see. I have successfully removed the entire dash so far and am down to the reinforcement bar. Having trouble removing this. I hope the procedure can get me back on track to successfully removing the evap core and replacing with new unit and putting everything back together. Thanks for your help.

first of all I have to give you credit for doing this if you never done it before ?

with that said .

my advice

1- take pictures of everything you take off ,cause you will forget where everything goes especially if you stop in the middle and take few days to do it .I usually start on it and want stop till i finish .

2- Label them if you need too

3- be patient and take your time removing things , if something dont come out dont pull to hard ,all you will do is breaking it , then you running try to find that part, there is a lot of hidden screws, so if u pull on something and dont come out think there is some thing is holding it ,not just stuck

4- get a quality Evaporator , You dont want to redo this job for a leaking evaporator & change any O -rings with new on the evaporator connection

I will be sending all I have on it ,shortly , it is like 15 diagrams and a lot of step by step .

Chade,the photos are not as helpful in understanding how to remove the bolts that attach the reinforcement bar to the firewall. this is where I am having the most trouble. I cannot access the evap core unit until this large bar is removed. Are there bolts that must be removed from within the engine compartment to accomplish the task? How do I access all connection points for this bar and what tools are needed to remove them?

can you send me pictures where you stuck that might be easier for me since i dont have a specific procedure for that ,and you are right they will not provide with everything for R &R unfortunately that is all that we get .

but send me a picture and point with ur finger of where you stuck and I will do my best to figure it out for you